Ichung’wah on his X account, formerly Twitter, says the order by a Kisumu High Court is unconstitutional.
“Article 118 of the Constitution obligates public participation in law making,” he tweeted.
On Wednesday, High Court Judge Lady Justice Shariff ordered that the planned public participation published in the local dallies by the National Assembly be halted until the application filed by Grassroot Trust is heard by inter-parties.
However, Ichung’wah says, in the world over, no parliament is injucted in its lawmaking mandate affirming that receiving people’s views is unstoppable.
“Judicial and Executive AUTOCRACY has no space in the Parliament of Kenya and this order is UNCONSTITUTIONAL,” he added.
Ichung’wah further noted that the order is an infringement on the rights of Kenyans to give their views in law making
Responding to the tweet, Dr Paul Ogendi, the lawyer representing the plaintiff says it is a veiled attack aimed at the Judiciary.
“We will soldier on to protect the independence of the courts and the rule of law in the country,” he said
